Zababdeh

Zababdeh (الزبابدة) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank located 15km southeast of Jenin and 2km from the Arab American University - Jenin. Its jurisdiction consists of 5,719 dunams, three-fifths being covered with olive and fig groves. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics it had a population of approximately 3,850 in 2006 of which roughly two-thirds are Christians, and by law the mayor has to be a Christian.

Twinned towns

Graz, Austria

See also

• Salt of the Earth: Palestinian Christians in the Northern West Bank

References

External links

• Zababdeh Official Website-Rajaie

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